The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-19
WLOROW.
Tho Willy Chief Of the White
River Utes Threatens Hos
tilities.


tilities.
An Encounter With Sheriff Ken
dalfs Posse-The Sheriff Sur.
rounded.
The Trouble Originates With tho Cowboys
Approximations Concerning Settlers
-Reinforcements.
DENVER, Col, Aug. 1A-Adjutant Gen
oral West issued IN order late last night
for all the State militia, infantry, cavalry
and artillery, to get ready to move ct .
moments notice and will, In case Of
serious outbreak Of Color0w's renegades,
order the companies at 40ntr0se and Ouray
to head on tho Utes ut Grand junction.
He then left for Glenwood Springs. II
necessary he will call for United States
troops to assist the State militia. Early
this morning Governor Adams instructed
the Assistant Adjutant General to order
Captain GOslin's company to proceed at
once from Aspen to GlenwoOd Springs to
be ready for any emergency that might
arise. The order was sent at once,
and the company, composed Of sixty
well armed men, left Aspen at I 80 this
afternoon and reached Glenwood Springs
about four o'clock. Adjutsnt-G General West.
who left here last night, has already left
the railway, and is on stage proceeding
toward GleenwOod Springs, and on his ar
rival at that point he will find the company
l. NJ - oArAr
militiamen, however heroically they may
act, would be no match for ColorOw's 100
well-armed bucks, but the company Is on
the muster roll of the State military de-
partment. and volunteers can be added
from cowboys and settlers, thus forming .
band that would spread more terror
among the band Of marauding In
dams than all the blue coats the
Government could run into the reservation.
There IS no longer any doubt but that the
present trouble began with Sheriff Ken
dall's effort to arrest some of COlorOw's
Indians for depredatious and on indict-
ments for horse stealing. Before these
charges had been brought there had been
other reasons for trouble with Colorow.
One Of these was the murder Of Augustine
several weeks ago and another the killing
last summer Of Colorow's sister, which he
charged to cattlemen. In fact Colorow and
the cattlemen have never been on good
terms The cowboys insisted that Colo
rows place was on the Uintah reservation
and Colorow insisted that the cowboys had
no business on the land ct all, but the In
dams have always had profound respect
for the fighting qualities Of the cowboys.
STRUCK THE CAMP.
DENVER, COL, Aug. ia dispatch from
Glenwood Springs says that it has just
been learned that when the sheriR's posse
struck Colorow's camp one Of the party
fired two Of the Indian tepees and three
Indians were shot and badly wounded and
four guns were taken from them. A rum
ner came into Chapman, on the Grand river
twelve miles below Glenwood, Friday, and
reported that the Indians had Kendall's
party surrounded and rode around
them all one day. encircling towards
them. This report agrees with the last
from Meeker to the effect that all COM
munication was cut OF between the sheriff
and Meeker, and it is not known where he
is at present. Six hours after the sheriff
made the attack on ColOrow his son, Eeney
ColOr0w, was seen by ranchman going
down the south side, while alone, toward
Douglas creek, where a large hunting party
w
Senator H. H. Eddy at four o'clock the
same afternoon at the head Of sixty Utes
at least thirty-five miles from where
he was seen in, the morning, moving
northwest. The party acted very suspic-
iously, and asked where the trail led to,
although they knew well, having made it.
This party were undoubtedly reinforce
ments led by COlorow's son, who is about
thirty years Of age. They effected q juno
ton with the old mans party that night at
the junction of the Big Beaver and Coal
creeks, near the Milk creek battle ground,
and it is thought the Indians now number
lbs warriors.
The same night twenty Utes went to the
house OF a ranchman neay there and asked
him "What white man want! What mean
Indian! Nowant fight. IT white man want
fight Indian ready" The Indian told the
ranchman that three Indians were wounded
and that they would do nothing in retalia-
ton il the four guns taken from them were
given back and they were allowed to hunt.
They then left, saying, 'Indians move
camp no more; If white man want fight
the Ute ready" They also said they
were friendly TO the settlers but would
paralyze the sheriff and his men. The
place where the Utes are camped IS
almost inaccessible for white men and no
body Of them can operate together. 1t is
densely wooded and Indians can stand of
ten times their own number. Colorow has
been wanting Q fight for a long time but
could never get q large number of his ma
ton to join him. The Utes despise
negro soldiers and in their conversation
mentioned above said: zone Ute good for
ten buffalo" meaning colored soldiers.
Mr. Bernstein, ranchman, lost some
horses, and while hunting them the morn
ing after the encounter between the sheriff
and Colorow he struck the trail Of q large
party Of Indians He followed it up and
came to big party of squaws and pap
poses who were on the trail leading to the
reservation and were driving his stock
with . great deal Of loose stock Of their
own. No resistance was made to his cut
ting them out. At that time he had not
heard OF the trouble. Considerable appro- |
hension is felt here for the settlers on the |
White River reservation IN the vicinity OF
Meeker. This is caused by the fact that |
no authentic news can be received \
from the latter place as to their condition. |
1t is thought COlOrow and his band are |
strongly reinforced and are holding the |
pass between Glenwood and Meeker, max. |
ing it extremely dangerous for couriers to !
attempt to make the trip even at night. |
Governor Adams has ordered reinforce |
ments, arms and munitions shipped to |
Glcnwood in all possible haste, and |
all the available horses belonging to |
the cavalry have been gathered and |
sent to the front so rs to be ready |
in case Of urgent necessity. Tele-
grams are being received almost hourly by |
the Governor from cowmcn all over the |
State Offering their services in putting an
end to C0lorow's numbering raiders
1t is understood C<,lOrOw has sent hia